Meechie Johnson

position G
height 6-2
weight 192
class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Cleveland, Ohio
High school Garfield Heights (Cleveland, Ohio)
Previous School Ohio State

position G
height 6-2
weight 192
class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Cleveland, Ohio
High school Garfield Heights (Cleveland, Ohio)
Previous School Ohio State

AWARDS/HONORS

Second Team All-SEC (2024)
Lute Olson National Player of the Year Finalist (2023-24)
Lute Olson National Player of the Week (3/4/24)
SEC Player of the Week (1/8/24, 3/4/24)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24)
Big Ten Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2024-25)
No. 19 on all-time scoring list at South Carolina (1,395 points in three seasons)
48^th member of the 1,000-career point club for the Gamecocks

2025-26 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)

Played and started all 32 games putting together the best season of his career, averaging 17.2 points (led team), 4.3 assists (led team), 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals (led team) per contest
Since South Carolina joined the SEC in 1991-92, BJ McKie (1998-99) and Devan Downey (2007-08) are the only other players to average at least 17.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game
Became the 12th player (first since Sindarius Thornwell in 2017) in program history since Carolina joined the SEC to average at least 17.0 points per game in a season
In 18 SEC games, averaged 19.7 points, 4.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per contest ; was one of just three players in league play to rank in the top-10 in scoring and top-five in assists
Had a career-best 12, 20-point games, 10 of which came in SEC play ; joined Downey (13 in 2010) and Thornwell (11 in 2017) as the only Gamecocks since 2004-05 with double-digit, 20-point games in SEC action
Scored in double-figures a team-leading 27 times, including 18-straight games with 10 or more points to end the season
Shot a career-best 41.4% (159-of-384) from the floor and 80.9% (174-of-215) at the free throw line
Hit the game-winning, 35-foot 3 with 0.7 seconds left in a road win at Ole Miss (March 7) ; finished the game with 17 points, four rebounds and four assists
Had 20 points in back-to-back games vs. No. 25 Tennessee (March 3) and at Georgia (Feb. 28)
Finished with 21 points, a career-high nine assists and five rebounds in a home win vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 21)
Notched 26 points, four assists and three rebounds at Alabama (Feb. 14)
Career-high 35 points at Texas (Feb. 3) ; was 12-of-21 (57.1%) from the floor and added six assists to just one turnover in 34 minutes ; also made 10 free throws ; first Gamecock with multiple 30-point games in the same season since Thornwell in 2017
Tallied 21 points, six assists and five rebounds vs. LSU (Jan. 31)
26 points, five assists and four rebounds at Texas A&M (Jan. 24) ; went 10-for-10 at the free throw line and became the fifth Gamecock since 2004-05 to make 10 or more free throws without a miss in an SEC game
Had 20 points in a win vs. Oklahoma (Jan. 20), finishing 13-of-15 (86.7%) at the foul line marking new career, single-game highs for made free throws and free throws attempted ; became the first Gamecock since Thornwell (14-of-15 at UK on 1/21/17) to shoot 85% or better at the line in an SEC game on at least 15 attempts
Finished with 29 points and six assists on an efficient 9-of-13 (69.2%) from the floor at No. 17/17 Arkansas (Jan. 14)
Recorded 19 points and six assists to just one turnover in 35 minutes in a road win at LSU (Jan. 6)
Finished with 19 points in a win vs. The Citadel (Dec. 13) ; became the 48^th member of the 1,000 career-point club at South Carolina with his final bucket ; first 1,000-point scorer since All-SEC guard AJ Lawson, who played three seasons for the Gamecocks from 2018-21
Scored a then career-high 33 points, knocking down a career-high seven 3s in an OT win over Southern Miss (Nov. 9) ; became the ninth player in school history to hit seven or more 3s in a game ; scored 14 of the team’s final 16 points the last 3:39 of regulation to help force OT

2024-25 (Ohio State)

Appeared in 10 games for the Buckeyes before taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team in December due to personal matters
Averaged 9.1 points, 2.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game for the Buckeyes
Surpassed the 1,000-career point plateau in the team’s non-conference matchup at Texas A&M on Nov. 15

2023-24 (JUNIOR)

Started all 33 games he played in, averaging 14.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 0.9 steals per game in helping the Gamecocks tie a program record with 26 wins and the team’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017
Scored in double-figures a team-leading 22 times and had a career-best 10 games with 20 or more points en route to earning All-SEC honors
Had career-best shooting splits of 39.9 percent (156-of-391) from the floor and 78.8 percent (93-of-118) at the free throw line
His 60 made 3s and 30 steals led the team ; his 95 assists were second on the team
Scored in double-figures in 14 of the first 15 games with six 20-point outings
Led the team with 24 points in a win over DePaul (Nov. 17) in the semifinals of the Arizona Tip-Off
Scored a career-high 29 points in the team’s ACC-SEC Challenge win over Notre Dame (Nov. 28) ; went 9-of-15 (60.0%) from the floor and 4-of-9 (44.4%) from distance
Followed that game with 24 points and eight rebounds in a blowout victory over George Washington (Dec. 1) ; hit five 3s and helped the team set a new school record with 18 made 3s in the win
Had 26 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals at No. 24/20 Clemson (Dec. 6) ; went 8-for-16 (50.0%) from the floor and 6-of-10 (60.0%) from behind the arc
Led the team to victory over Mississippi State (Jan. 6) in the SEC opener with 25 points, six rebounds, two assists and a crucial late steal that sealed the win ; earned SEC Player of the Week honors for the performance
Finished with 14 points, four assists and three rebounds in upset over No. 6/6 Kentucky (Jan. 23) ; was an efficient 5-of-10 (50.0%) from the floor
Had 22 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal at No. 13/12 Auburn (Feb. 14)
Dished out a season-high eight assists in a win vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 24)
Poured in 22 points in a road win at Texas A&M (Feb. 28) ; was 7-of-14 (50.0%) from the floor with five rebounds and three assists
Followed that game with a team-high 25 points in a comeback victory vs. No. 24/24 Florida (March 2) ; went 10-of-15 (66.7%) from the field with four rebounds, three assists and two steals ; his 10 made field goals were a new career high ; earned SEC Player of the Week and Lute Olson National Player of the Week honors for the performance
Led the team with 24 points in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Oregon (March 21) ; had 24 points, three assists, three rebounds and a steal ; was 9-of-16 (56.3%) and 4-of-7 (57.1%) in his final game in Garnet & Black

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in 30 games, making 29 starts in first season on campus ; was team’s second leading scorer, averaging 12.7 points per game ; led the Gamecocks averaging 3.6 assists per contest, which ranked eighth in the SEC
Scored in double figures 20 times with four 20-point performances (team 3-1 in those games) ; had 15 games with four or more assists
Only player on the team to start all 18 SEC games and led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg) and assists (3.5 apg)
Shot 32.7 percent (70-of-214) and was one of eight players in the SEC to make 70 3s on the year ; had 11 games with three or more makes from behind the arc
Led the team with a 76.3 percent (58-of-76) clip at the free throw line ; was 44-of-50 (88.0 percent) at the line in SEC play
After a slow start to the year, burst onto the scene with 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a comeback road win in overtime at Georgetown (Dec. 3) ; hit the game-winning 3 with 25.9 seconds to go as Carolina prevailed, 74-71 ; would go on to score in double-figures nine straight games
Had 25 points and six rebounds in a victory over Western Kentucky (Dec. 22) ; knocked down a career-high six 3s
Scored career-high 26 points to lead the team to a 71-68, wire-to-wire victory at Kentucky (Jan. 10) ; went 9-of-16 from the field and knocked down six triples again ; also had six rebounds and six assists ; became the first Gamecock since All-American Sindarius Thornwell (in 2017) with 25, five and five in a game ; was the team’s first win at Rupp Arena since 2009 and snapped a 28-game home win streak by the Wildcats, which at the time was the second longest home win streak in the country
Had 20 points, four assists and three rebounds vs. Arkansas (Feb. 4) after knocking down five 3s
Scored 20 points again in a road win at LSU (Feb. 18) ; dished out six assists against just one turnover as well in 33 minutes
Tallied 18 points, five rebounds and four assists in an overtime thriller vs. No. 2/2 Alabama (Feb. 22) ; played season-high 43 minutes
Had 13 points, five assists and three rebounds in the final game of the year vs. Ole Miss (March 8) in the opening round of the SEC Tournament

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

Played in 43 games in two seasons at Ohio State (2020-22) making five starts ; saw action off the bench in both of the team’s NCAA Tournament games in 2022
Finished high school early and joined the Buckeyes for the start of Big Ten play in January of 2020
Scored 10 or more points twice in a Buckeye uniform
Scored a career-high 14 points against Xavier on Nov. 18, 2021
Also scored in double figures on Nov. 15, 2021, against Bowling Green when he put up 13 points
Shot 34.4 percent (33-of-96) from 3-point range at Ohio State
Collected five or more rebounds twice and swiped multiple steals in five games, including a career-high four steals against Bowling Green (11/15/21)

PRE-COLLEGE

Averaged 23 points per game as a sophomore at Garfield Heights before suffering a knee injury ; did not compete as a junior while recovering from the injury
Elected to forgo his senior season of high school to enroll early at Ohio State
As a freshman in just his second high school game, scored 50 points vs. Benedictine

PERSONAL